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Hydrological Sciences

Hydrological Sciences

Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022

, and April 22, 2022
Hydrologists celebrate Earth Day 2022
Ice and flowing water, by Daniele Penna, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy (Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2010; https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/516/)

Today is Earth Day. As hydrologists, we work closely with what covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface: water! How do you feel when surrounded by Earth’s nature? How would you describe the contribution of your research on the water cycle to the wellbeing of our planet? If you should prepare a warning sign to join people marching in the streets on this special day, what would you write? ...[Read More]

Hydrology and UNESCO: from science to practice and policy

April 6, 2022
Hydrology and UNESCO: from science to practice and policy

Water is the essence of the career of many researchers working in hydrology across the five systems of Earth (geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere). When you step into a ‘career journey’ in hydrological sciences, you just love water and anything related to it. It can range from analysing water samples from headwater catchments in the tropical Andes to building a deep learn ...[Read More]

A lot (but never too much) of hydrology at EGU22

March 30, 2022
A lot (but never too much) of hydrology at EGU22

The EGU General Assembly 2022 will take place on 23–27 May 2022, with more than 12,000 presentations that will be delivered and viewed both virtually or on-site in Vienna (Austria Center Vienna). About 1,900 presentations are included in the 99 scientific sessions that are led by the Hydrological Sciences (HS) Division. The 2022 conference programme is now online, but how do we navigate through th ...[Read More]

WORLD WATER DAY 2022 GROUNDWATER – MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

March 22, 2022
WORLD WATER DAY 2022 GROUNDWATER – MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

Today is the World Water Day 2022 focused on groundwater. Yesterday, was launched the UN World Water Development Report 2022 “Groundwater – making the invisible visible”  at the opening ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The World Water Day has been proposed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in  Rio de Janeiro, 1992 and adopted by the Gener ...[Read More]